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JURGEN BALZAN COMPETITIVENESS Minister Manuel Mallia, recently reinstated to the govern- ment Cabinet after a reshuffle prompted by the Panama Papers 'demotion' of Kon- rad Mizzi, has taken on the services of Paceville entrepreneur Mark Grima to act as his communications coordinator. Mallia was formerly a legal representa- tive of the Paceville Commercial Estab- lishments Association, of which Grima was one of its main exponents. Grima, the son of former Labour min- ister Joe Grima, has long been involved in the entertainment industry and has owned various clubs like Raffles, The Alley, and Fuego. Newspaper post €1.40 SUNDAY • 6 NOVEMBER 2016 • ISSUE 887 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY SUNDAY • SUNDAY • 6 NOVEMBER 2016 • ISSUE 887 6 NOVEMBER 2016 • ISSUE 887 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY maltatoday 14 15 'Simon Busuttil has a cunning plan...' maltatoday YOUR FIRST READ AND FIRST CLICK OF THE DAY WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT POLITICS PAGE 7 MATTHEW VELLA HOW do you get your star football player released from arrest so that he can make the 3pm kick-off? Easy: in Malta, political connections can win you a precious few hours, enough for your football team to win a crucial football match before your footballer has to face a criminal charge for domestic violence and carrying a firearm. For in the case of former Malta interna- tional Daniel Bogdanovic, 36, the rules are different: arrested last week on Sat- urday evening following a domestic inci- dent, released on Sunday to play against rivals Kercem, and then presented at the Gozo court under arrest on Monday. Manuel Mallia takes on former client as his new spokesperson PAGE 6 INTERVIEW JAMES DEBONO on the minimum wage debate 10 11 Ministry official told police: 'Get Bogdanovic to the football ground' Former Malta international Daniel Bogdanovic was arrested for threatening his wife and carrying a licensed gun outside his Ghajnsielem residence late last Saturday evening On Sunday, police released him after a government official requested he be allowed to play the Xewkija Tigers match against Kercem at 3pm Then he was charged in court on Monday, where he was conditionally released from arrest. Police only informed the press of the arraignment two days after the crime - without even mentioning his name 24 Why raising minimum wage is no panacea MICHAEL FALZON Mario de Marco SLIEMA IS UP IN ARMS! 2 RESIDENTS SAY 'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH' 16 17 minimum wage is no Malta's top nature spots, as chosen by our 'green' panel and nature lovers CELEBRATE AUTUMN WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT nature lovers